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TIL that “headless photographs” were a fad in the late 1800s.

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eOxb TIL that “Raven, a 6 year old chimpanzee, became the 22nd most successful money manager in the USA by throwing darts at a list of internet companies. Raven created her own index, dubbed MonkeyDex, and in 1999 delivered a 213% gain, outperforming more than 6,000 professional brokers on Wall Street.”
rNJn1 TIL that rockets are launched from near the equator because it gives them a large initial speed, helping reach space with less fuel. Over a 24-hour period, such places travel longer distances than places at higher latitudes, which means that they move faster and have more angular momentum.
P11rn TIL that Israel attacked a US Navy Ship in 1967, killing 34 and wounding 171
wxrJ TIL that in Star Wars, the Jedi aren’t necessarily the good guys, and the Sith aren’t necessarily the villains. They simply have competing ideas about how to use the force.
GlaE TIL there is a dinosaur named dracorex hogwartsia, meaning “Dragon King of Hogwarts” because its skull looks like a dragon’s